Mohave County miner., 1887-07-09
MID SOAP AND STARCH.
WASHING AND IRoNtNc CLOTHES
oy MECHANICAL. MEANS.

Inprsvsnsats In LA.asASy work During
tAs Lsse Twssty Yssss-Asn,i- -SaRsea-
ssss is che WASH Rs.sm-whirtisg In
CylisSsrs-Csstrifags Pewsr-Psiish.
There h an suppression current that the ma
ttons using ths most Torfunsry u,e the least
soap. Carrying cut this Inference b, indi-
vsduals would be, perhaps, going too far, bat
toere may he something in the soap question
when applied to laundry work that will bs
Of interest without being personal. The
growth Of improvements In methods OF
laundrying during the last twenty years has
teen marked. Indeed, IL is the opinion Of
some that the real laundry work proper dates
from about ten years ago. Bupposing all are
fami.iar--at least by observation, IL not by
exprienco-with tho wash day appliances Of
the kitchen, let us take q look into one Of
these modern laundries, and see what q
marked change there u In methods, II not In
results.
On entering the wash room sense of semi
sufYocation comes 20 the newcomer, due 70 the
great change In the atmosphere from the
dryer air without, though this soon passes
away. The clothes al tbey come In soiled are
taken from the packages, carefully marked
and then separated and put TO whiriing in
imtncnse wood-lined cylinders, which are
keet revolving first In ono direction. then In
another. These cylinders are supplied with
soap, and the clothes are cieansed by the
movement back and forth F!om one Of
these cylinders the clothes are changed to a
similar one fun Of foaming soap s,Ids, and
then TO the wringer, or more properly, -cx-
FRA 1@I,a xF.
tub OF metal, the sides Of which arc pune
tured with holes, tho whole being On pivot
and placed inside Of another tub or case,
CENTRIFUGAL. powEE-
The wet clothes are dumped into this To-
ccptacie and it Is ret to wiiiriing at the rate
Of / 200 revolutions a minute The centrifugal
power thus generated sends the water flying
out Of the clothes and nicely fits them for tho
drying process This LITTER consists Of long
bars on rollers, which are filed aith clothes
and run into place supplied with many
steam coils that give rapid and thorough dry
Ing. When the water has DISAPPEARED, out
come the garments and they begin their iron
Ing journey. The smaller articles, like hand
kerchicfs, are put between cloth covered
sylinders--Gll the machinery practically be-
Ing run by steam--and the collars and cuffs
a. subjected to high polishing pressure The
starching Is done In o cylinder similar i'm con-
structioa 10 tbs washers, though smaller.
The shirt fronts--and what man doesn't like
q shining one whether it's seen or nots-are
not Eubjccted TO the old fashioned, hand. iron
ing procoas, but arc stretched upon fat iron
about two feet long by one wide, slightly
bcvelcd and covered with cloth, and then, by
aid Of lever. the shirt ~ raised up on the
iron until il reaches and is run over by q
slowly reyolyiu; cylinder, heated by gas ON
its inside. The result Is q beautiful gloss.
Care has 10 be taken, however, 70 knep
everything moving just right, as the roller
Is kept 10 hot II would easily burn the shirt
front ii left upon it any length OF time. The
collars come cut Of the cylinders polished
properly and then, la cas-, IL Is q @tarn down.
q neat Httio machine runs moistened roller
along where the bend Is 10 De, and thus, IL
proper care is exercised, the collar Is bent 10
shape and b. not cracked Starch ard paper
are two supplies much usesl. and the former
comes In by the barrel lots, while the paper
comes by thc car load, and goes out In small
quantities tied up around your weekly laun-
dry package. The work Is largely done by
girls, who arc paid from IS to sl0 per week,
and their work and the hot air they are
obliged to stay In much OF the tune entitle
them TO all they get. Fans are used how
ever, TO keep the rooms as pure as p,ssable.-
Pioneer Press.